American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 10.500-10.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 11.760. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

American Financial Group Stock Down 0.5 %

AFG traded down $0.66 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $136.04. 447,947 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 297,734. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. American Financial Group has a 1-year low of $115.64 and a 1-year high of $150.19. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $137.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.86. The stock has a market cap of $11.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.75 and a beta of 0.83.

American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The insurance provider reported $3.12 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.03). American Financial Group had a return on equity of 19.97% and a net margin of 10.84%. Sell-side analysts predict that American Financial Group will post 10.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Financial Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 14th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. American Financial Group’s payout ratio is presently 29.99%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of American Financial Group from $135.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on American Financial Group from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th.

American Financial Group Company Profile

American Financial Group, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides specialty property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company offers property and transportation insurance products, such as physical damage and liability coverage for buses and trucks, inland and ocean marine, agricultural-related products, and other commercial property and specialty transportation coverages; specialty casualty insurance, including primarily excess and surplus, executive and professional liability, general liability, umbrella and excess liability, and specialty coverage in targeted markets, as well as customized programs for small to mid-sized businesses and workers’ compensation insurance; and specialty financial insurance products comprising risk management insurance programs for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance.